Welcome to the seventh episode of Veni Vidi VC ! This is an exclusive show where we cover candid conversations with the most interesting personalities of the Venture Capital world. SHOWNOTES This week, we host Pankaj Jain, currently Partner at 500 Startups, a venture accelerator based out of Silicon Valley. In a conversation full of passion about the Indian startup ecosystem, Pankaj shares his journey from starting on the Wall Street, bootstrapping a domestic help startup in India, starting a new accelerator in India, making 50+ angel investments, to eventually finding his way to a one of the most global venture capital accelerator firms. FUN FACT: Pankaj is one of the few VCs in the world who can give you the best vegetarian restaurant recommendations in New York City, New Delhi, and Bangalore. Pankaj likes spending his time on the following resources: When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein Headstart Network Startup Weekend India Medium AVC by Fred Wilson Feld Thoughts by Brad Feld 500 Hats by Dave McClure (Founder of 500 Startups) 500 Kulfi - $25M fund for Indian Startups If you are interested in connecting with Pankaj, please use Twitter and reach out to him at https://twitter.com/pjain for feedback on your startup or advice on making a career in venture, mentioning "@venividiventure" in the tweet body. You can also connect with him at conferences / events and fill up the form on 500 Kulfi's website to apply - http://500kulfi.co/. PS: Thanks to our previous guest, Utsav Somani for an introduction to Pankaj for making this show happen. Getting in touch: In order to know more about the show, sponsoring, or nominating a guest, email us at venividiventures@gmail.com. Hosted by: Nipun Gupta and Neal Bloom